Category Archives: Abuse

Afghan girl’s ‘horrifying abuse’

January 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A teenage Afghan girl was brutally tortured, beaten and locked in a toilet by her husband’s family for five months after she refused to become a prostitute, it has emerged. Sahar Gul, 15, was in critical condition when she was … read more »

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Woman, sentenced to death by stoning for adultery

December 26, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

A woman who was to be stoned to death in Iran on an adultery conviction could be hanged instead. Authorities said today they were moving ahead with plans to execute the woman but are reconsidering what punishment to carry out. … read more »

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Mother, 35, ‘had sex with her daughter’s underage friends on dozens of occasions’

December 20, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

A mother is facing up to 80 years in jail after being accused of having sex with two of her daughter’s male teenage friends. Tessa Gay, 35, is also alleged to have played sexually charged game of ping pong with … read more »

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$3.5m for DRC rape victims

July 12, 2011 by benim

Kinshasa – The European Union will provide $3.5m to help care for rape victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo under an agreement signed Monday. The cash will go towards “appropriate medical care” for victims of sexual attacks in the … read more »

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Rape Victims’ Silence Hides a Very Serious Problem in Ethiopia

July 6, 2011 by benim

Many people feel that there have been more sexual crimes perpetrated in the last few years due to the increasingly large numbers of such crimes that are being reported in the media. Whether this is actually the case is a … read more »

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Minister Shocked Somalia Isn’t Worst Country for Women

June 15, 2011 by benim

When the Thomson Reuters Foundation revealed today that Afghanistan had topped its list of the world’s most dangerous countries for women, Somalia’s women’s minister, Maryan Qasim, had one reaction: not Somalia? “I’m completely surprised because I thought Somalia would be … read more »

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Gaddafi soldiers given ‘Viagra’ and ordered to rape hundreds of women, says UN

June 9, 2011 by benim

Libyan soldiers were given Viagra-type drugs and ordered to rape hundreds of women as a new and sickening weapon of repression in the civil war. The UN said it was now ‘more convinced’ that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi ordered the mass … read more »

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UN: give space to Libyan woman who claimed rape

June 8, 2011 by benim

The U.N. refugee agency on Wednesday appealed for privacy for a Libyan woman who claims she was raped by Moammar Gadhafi’s troops. Iman al-Obeidi, 29, made headlines around the world in March when she rushed into Libya’s Rixos Hotel and … read more »

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‘Rape’ in Abyei, Darfur camps denied aid: UN envoy

June 8, 2011 by benim

The UN human rights envoy for Sudan on Wednesday highlighted reports of rape in Abyei after the army’s occupation last month and criticised Khartoum for failing to provide essential aid to newly displaced Darfuris since January. “I received allegations of … read more »

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Libyan woman who claimed rape leaves for US

June 5, 2011 by benim

BENGHAZI, Libya – A Libyan woman who claimed she was raped by Gadhafi troops has left Libya on her way to the United States, her sister said Sunday. Marwa al-Obeidi says her sister Iman was flown out of Benghazi early … read more »

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Nigeria recalls diplomat over wife-beating claims

May 31, 2011 by benim

Nigerian High Commissioner to Kenya Chijioke Wigwe, has been recalled over allegations of wife battering.   Nigerian media, quoting the country’s foreign ministry official reported on Tuesday that the “ministry had decided that the diplomat should go home as part … read more »

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Pastor rapes to teach a lesson

May 31, 2011 by benim

A STRICT stepfather and self-styled pastor has pleaded guilty in the Port Elizabeth High Court to a charge of rape – to show his teenage stepdaughter “what it was like to be raped.” The man, from Kamesh, is not identified … read more »

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Ghana police rescue 116 children from forced labor

May 27, 2011 by benim

ACCRA, Ghana – Ghanaian police say they have rescued 116 children who were forced into child labor in the country’s Volta Lake area. Human Trafficking Unit leader Superintendent Patience Quaye said Friday that police found parents in fishing communities who … read more »

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48 women raped every hour in Congo, study finds

May 11, 2011 by benim

DAKAR, Senegal – The central African nation of Congo has been called the worst place on earth to be a woman. A new study released Wednesday shows it’s even worse than previously thought: 1,152 women are raped every day, a … read more »

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Mozambique – Peace Corps volunteer raped

May 11, 2011 by benim

Maputo – A US Peace Corps volunteer was raped at knife-point in central Mozambique, police said on Wednesday, as the US Congress prepared to open hearings into the safety of the agency’s volunteers worldwide. The 30-year-old woman was attacked while … read more »

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Ghanaian Pastor arrested for Licking Woman Vagina

April 26, 2011 by benim

Pastor Addy came to my house, asked me to pray with him and that he has had some bad revelations about me. While we were praying, he undressed me and started licking my vagina ….” These were the words of … read more »

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Egypt: Three men to hang for rape

April 11, 2011 by benim

An Egyptian military court in the Suez Canal city of Ismailiya has ordered the execution of three men convicted of kidnapping and raping a woman last month, the state-owned press said on Monday. Mohammed Gamal Attiya, Mohammed Misbah Abdel Haq … read more »

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Ivoirian refugees report murder, rape, abuse

April 8, 2011 by benim

Ivoirians who have fled across the border to Liberia have reported incidents of rape, sexual abuse and murder to NGOs and human rights groups working in Grand Geddeh and Nimba counties. Children in villages in Liberia’s Nimba County have told … read more »

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Sudan, Egypt, Libya, and Back Again: Witness to the Revolution

March 18, 2011 by benim

My father came back from the supermarket armed with bags full of pasta, rice, flour, and canned products. He rushed there after hearing about protests in Benghazi. This was in mid-February, and the world was not yet aware of the … read more »

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The War in Congo Waged on the Bodies of Women and Girls

March 8, 2011 by benim

On the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, March 8, ending sexual violence as a war weapon remains one of the greatest challenges to the protection of women’s human rights. Whether the survivor is an eight-year-old girl or an 80-year-old … read more »

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Teenage mother escapes jail after baby drowned in bath while she checked Facebook

March 6, 2011 by benim

A teenage mum who let her baby drown in a bath while she went to check her mobile phone narrowly escaped being jailed today. Instead Shannan Woods, 19, was let off with a 12 month jail sentence suspended for two … read more »

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Student raped, robbed in residence

March 2, 2011 by benim

Stellenbosch – A 25-year-old female student was raped in a bathroom at the Irene women’s residence at the University of Stellenbosch in the early hours of Sunday morning. The suspect apparently gained access to the residence under false pretences after … read more »

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South Africa: Man shot while raping girl, 7

March 2, 2011 by benim

A man was shot by police while he raped a 7-year-old girl in Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Wednesday. “Police proceeded to the scene and found a semi-naked adult male in the process of raping a child and he was … read more »

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UN probes sex abuse charge in DRC

March 2, 2011 by benim

Kinshasa – The United Nations is investigating reports that some of its peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of Congo have been involved in sexual abuse, its DRC mission said on Tuesday. The UN mission has been hit by a number of … read more »

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10 held for kiddie porn

March 1, 2011 by benim

Spanish police arrested 10 suspects in an online child pornography crackdown, including a man accused of secretly taping his underage sister-in-law in the bathroom, the government said on Tuesday. Police raided 12 locations across Spain in the operation, also seizing … read more »

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South Africa: Nanny gets life for raping boy

March 1, 2011 by benim

Durban – The Nongoma Regional Court handed a life sentence to a 25-year-old woman on Monday for raping a 5-year-old boy she was hired to look after, police said. Lieutenant Colonel Thembeka Luthuli-Mbele said the woman was arrested in January … read more »

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Congolese military officer sentenced to 20 years for mass rape

February 22, 2011 by benim

In Congo, most senior Congolese military officer ever to be charged with mass rape has been sentenced to 20 years in jail. At an open air military tribunal in eastern Congo found the commander guilty not just of ordering the … read more »

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South Africa: Wife walks in on ‘rape’

February 22, 2011 by benim

An Ivory Park man was on the run on Monday after his wife caught him raping his 10-year-old step-daughter, police said. Warrant Officer Neldah Hlase said the girl’s mother left the two together on Sunday while she went shopping. On … read more »

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Child prostitutes rescued in Ghana

February 21, 2011 by benim

A million children get involved in the sex trade every year, and the country of Ghana is no exception to the rule. Ghana does, however, have a problem that you may not have considered in regard to child prostitution: “Many … read more »

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Ethiopia: An Old Man Landed in Jail for Attempting to Rape His Granddaughter

February 12, 2011 by benim

An elderly man, 64, who lives in Kebele 01/02 of Akaki Sub-city, was charged with attempting to rape his granddaughter of 10 on April 5, 2010 as she was getting ready to go to school in the morning. In the … read more »

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